A New Saviour
Disclaimer: I own neither Final Fantasy nor Shadow Hearts and you know who does.
Author's Note: Whee, there are people who are still reading this! I'm glad. I was worried that it would've been forgotten since I took so long to update last time (which I apologize again for). So yeah, enjoy!
I am sooo sorry that it took me so long to update. Well, it really wasn't me, I had this craptacular chap written a while ago, but for some reason ff wouldn't let me upload. I didn't give up on this, it was just a technical thing. Gomen -!
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Chapter 7
Everyone held their breath as Yuri marched right over to Auron, who seemed unfazed.
"You have a lot of explaining to do and I would really like you to start now!" Yuri demanded. Auron's face didn't change as he turned to Yuna.
"The monster is destroyed, we must continue on," he said simply as he began to head down the road.
"Don't you turn your back on me!" Yuri yelled as he hurried over and blocked Auron's way. "Now I want answers! You've never seen me fuse before! How could you know about it? And how did you know about the abilities that my monster had? Talk!" Auron sighed.
"Clearly you are not going to let this go. But I am afraid that if I told you now before you fully understand the ways of this time, it could jeopardize everything." Yuri couldn't believe what he was hearing.
"Jeopardize everything? What exactly is it that you're planning? I'm sure everyone else here would like to be filled in as well! You don't just travel back in time and pluck someone out of their world without so much as an explanation!" The group hadn't seen the normally carefree Yuri so angry and serious before. Yet they were curious about Auron's response.
"I'm sorry," was all Auron said. "But I promised that I would not tell you until you got stronger."
"You promised? Promised who?" Yet Auron remained silent as he stepped around Yuri and continued on his way. Yuri balled his hands into fists as his whole body shook with anger.
"I don't believe this," he hissed under his breath. The others were hesitant for a moment before silently following. Lulu stayed behind and placed a hand lightly on Yuri's shoulder.
"I know this isn't what you want to hear right now, but I'm pretty sure Sir Auron has his reasons. If we continue on and you become stronger, he will tell you everything he knows. If there is one thing that Sir Auron is not, it's a liar." Yuri was still royally pissed at the lack of information that Auron had given him, but Lulu's words comforted him in a way. He let his hands drop to his sides.
"I guess you're right. He's such a stubborn, old man that yelling at him isn't going to do any good, is it?" Lulu gave him a small smile.
"That's right. Come on, let's catch up." She gave his shoulder a slight squeeze before following the others, with Yuri right behind her.
The group trudged on through the night in silence. The tension between Auron and Yuri was still there and no one wanted to provoke an outburst by suggesting that they stop to rest or eat. As the first rays of the sun crept over the Highroad, the group was glad to see that they had come to the end of it.
"What's going on? There are so many people here," Yuna said as she looked around at the many figures bustling around the gate.
"They're crusaders," Wakka told her. "See? There's Gatta and Luzzu. Why they're here, though, I'm not sure."
"Isn't that the Summoner we ran into before? The one who gave us such a hard time at Kilika temple?" Tidus asked as he referred to a scantily clad woman with dark skin and hair. She seemed to be in a heated discussion with one of the crusaders at the gate while her large, muscle-bound Guardian stood dumbly at her side.
"Oh yeah, Dona," Wakka remarked.
"Let's just ignore her," Yuri whispered as Dona stormed by them angrily.
"I wonder what that was all about?" Yuna thought out loud as she headed over to the gate that lead to Mushroom Rock Road.
"Please open the gate, we have a Pilgrimage to continue," Auron demanded as he joined Yuna.
"I'm sorry, but only Crusaders may pass through here until our mission is over. Until that time, you may not go through."
"How dare you stop a Summoner's Pilgrimage!" an angry Wakka almost yelled at the man.
"I'm sorry sir, but orders are orders," was his only reply.
"Why you-" Wakka began, but he was interrupted as Yuna touched his arm.
"It's okay Wakka, we can wait or try another way," she said as she and Auron headed back to where Lulu, Yuri, Kimahri, and Tidus were waiting. Wakka gave the man one last glare before heading over as well.
"So what's the story? Can we get through?" Tidus asked. Yuna shook her head.
"They're not letting us through until they finish whatever it is that they're doing over there," Auron informed them.
"So that means we need to find an alternate route. We can't afford to just stand around and wait," Lulu said. The others nodded and began to back track down the Highroad. It wasn't long before they ran into three figures standing in the middle of it, talking.
"Hey, it's Mister Seymour," Yuri said as the three figures came into view.
"Maester Seymour," Lulu corrected.
"Yeah, that's what I said." Seymour saw them approach and a small smile appeared on his face when he saw Yuna. This small sign didn't go unnoticed by Tidus.
"Lady Yuna, what a pleasure it is to see you again," he remarked coolly as he lifted her hand to his lips. Tidus glared at the blue-haired man and was about to say something when Yuri elbowed him in the ribs. Yuna smiled politely.
"Maester Seymour, what brings you to the Mi'hen Highroad?" Wakka asked.
"I was just on my way to give a speech to the Crusaders on Mushroom Rock Road," he replied.
"What is it exactly that they're doing over there?" Lulu asked him. Seymour turned to face her.
"That, my dear, is top secret," he said with a sly grin on his face. Yuri didn't like that one bit. But before anyone could say anything, Yuna spoke up.
"Maester Seymour, I have a favour to ask."
"Anything, Lady Yuna."
"We need to get through to Mushroom Rock Road in order to continue my Pilgrimage. Is there any possibility that you could help us get through? They're only letting Crusaders through right now," she asked.
"Why, I'd be delighted," Seymour said as he began to walk down the path that the group had just come from, the other two Guados right behind him.
"Wow, good thinking Yuna. There's no way that they can say no to a Maester," Wakka praised her. Auron nodded.
"Let's go then," he said. The group followed Seymour, who had no trouble whatsoever getting them through the gate. They followed him down Mushroom Rock Road and up some sort of movable platform until they reached a ridge that looked out over the water, dispatching any fiends that crossed their paths. Yuri was curious about why the Maester never lifted a finger during these encounters, but rather let his servants do all the work. He quickly dismissed this though, thinking that a Maester wouldn't trouble himself over such weak monsters.
The Crusaders had set up some sort of makeshift camp along the ridge, where they were joined by a large group of Al Bhed people.
"Wha- What are the Al Bhed doing here?!" Wakka asked angrily. He looked around, eyeing all the people and the machina that littered the grounds. His eyes stopped as he saw everyone gathered around Maester Seymour, who seemed to be giving the speech he told them about. Yuna, Auron, and Kimahri headed over to listen.
"Alright, I give, why does he hate Al Bhed so much?" Tidus asked.
"He already told us about how they betray the teachings or some shit, but he reacts to it almost personally," Yuri added. Lulu hung her head.
"Chappu . . . was a member of the crusaders. He died in battle," she said softly. Yuri and Tidus weren't sure how to reply to this exactly. Wakka had never said much about his brother. "That sword you use," she continued, motioning to Tidus. "Wakka had given it to Chappu to take with him. Yet he left it in Besaid and fought with a machina weapon instead."
"It has nothing to do with that!" Wakka yelled angrily. It seemed he had overheard them.
"Then what?" Tidus asked.
"For the longest time all Chappu could talk about was winning a tournament for Besaid. He said that once he did he was gonna marry Lulu!" Yuri's eyes widened as he looked over at her. She hung her head and had her back turned to them. They had been in love? "And then all of a sudden he decides to quit blitzball and join the Crusaders!" Wakka finished.
"I'm afraid that was my fault," came a voice from behind them. They turned to see the Crusader Luzzu. Wakka turned on him. "I'm the one who encouraged your brother to join," Luzzu admitted. There was a sudden silence in the air, all eyes on Wakka, afraid of how he may react. For a moment, Wakka seemed frozen to the spot. Then all of a sudden his fist came flying at Luzzu's face. Yuri reacted immediately, holding Wakka back. By this time, Auron, Yuna, and Kimahri saw the commotion and hurried over.
"I'm sorry Wakka, but Chappu really didn't need that much encouragement. He said that it was great to get to be with your girl, but keeping Sin away from her was more important." No one said a word. Luzzu hung his head. "I'm sorry, I must get ready." He began to walk away.
"Wait." Wakka called after him. Luzzu turned. "Why didn't you say something before?"
"He already told me, before we left Besaid," Lulu informed him. Wakka turned to her, a surprised look on his face. Luzzu chuckled.
"She hit me to." Yuri smiled at that remark. That sounded like the Lulu he had gotten to know. Wakka just sighed.
"Luzzu, please don't go!" Yuna suddenly spoke up.
"I must."
"What exactly is it that you guys are planning to do?" Tidus asked.
"They have collected Sinspawn from all over Spira and gathered them here, hoping to draw Sin to them. Once they've lured it here they plan to blast it with machina," Auron explained. Luzzu nodded. A sad look washed over Yuna's face as she reluctantly stepped aside.
"Be sure to come back safe!" Wakka called to Luzzu's retreating back.
"Why? So you can hit me some more?"
"Lots more!" Luzzu smiled as he walked away.
"Why did you let him go, Yuna?" Tidus asked her. "I thought using machina wasn't the right way to defeat Sin."
"Yeah, Wakka said it's against the teachings," Yuri added.
"I know, but . . . I guess it's because I'm not really against this idea. No matter what method is used, they want to defeat Sin just as much as we do. They don't want to protect Spira any less. I think . . . I need to let him do what he needs to do." She replied.
"Wait, so if the operation uses both machina and Al Bhed, then why is Maester Seymour here?" Wakka asked. "Why would a Maester support this?"
"Maester Kinoc is here to," Auron informed them. "Yuna and I spoke to both of them before your little fight with Luzzu."
"That's how we found out what this is," said Yuna.
"It's called Operation Mi'ihen. They think that because Sin always returns to its spawns, if they gather them here Sin will be lured into a trap. Sin would have come anyway," Auron explained, looking directly at Tidus during that last comment. Tidus shifted uncomfortably.
"Maester Kinoc is also one of the four Maesters of Yevon," Lulu told Yuri, noting the puzzled look on his face.
"This place gets more confusing every minute," he grumbled.
"Tell me about it," Tidus agreed. "First Machina is bad, then it's okay. Maesters are totally loyal to Yevon, yet they say it's okay to use machina anyway." Yuna smiled at the two.
"Let's go," Auron said as he headed over to the edge of the ridge. The rest followed and looked down. There was an army of Crusaders waiting at the shoreline, most of them riding Chocobos. Along the edge of the ridge were many cannons, all pointing towards the sea. Yuri looked over at all the large cages that the Crusaders were assembling just in time to see a large Sinspawn burst out of one.
"Look out!" he yelled as everyone turned in time to see the Sinspawn advancing on them.
The monster was huge and snake-like with two large, armored arms ready to cover it's exposed belly. It's head swerved from side to side, and a sizzling, venomous substance dripped from its jaws.
"We have to take it out!" Auron called to the group. Battle ready in seconds, the six guardians and their Summoner approached the enraged beast. Tidus immediately lunged for the Sinspawn's soft belly with his sword, but the fiend was faster than it appeared. Its arms covered itself right away. The armor was no match for Tidus' sword and he was merely bounced back.
"If we have any chance of defeating it, we have to take out its arms first!" Wakka called to him.
"Kimahri, you and I will go after its arms since our weapons are more effective against this type of thing," Auron instructed. "Tidus, you and Yuri wait to attack its stomach." Kimahri nodded at him, but before he got a chance to react, he was hit with a full spray of venom from the creatures' head. He was instantly knocked out and Yuna ran to his side to heal him.
Lulu had been watching the creature's head carefully. It had begun to move suspiciously right before it hit Kimahri. She noticed that it was still for now.
"Wakka, did you notice its head?" she called to him.
"You mean the way it moved?"
"It's too high up for the others to hit, but I think we can distract it before it hits anyone else with its venom!" Wakka nodded at her before aiming his blitzball at the fiend's head. Lulu cast her black magic spells, and sure enough the head stopped moving for a period of time.
As soon as Kimahri was back in action he began to help Auron take out its arms. With their combined strength it didn't take them long. Tidus and Yuri now went for the creatures exposed stomach, sword and claws tearing into it. Auron and Kimahri took a few swings as well, with Wakka and Lulu keeping it's head occupied.
Their team effort was enough to bring the fiend down quickly and it soon disappeared into a cloud of pyreflies.
"We did it!" Yuna said happily. One of the Crusaders ran over to them.
"I'm so sorry! The cage wasn't strong enough to hold it. Thank you so much for taking care of it!" he said to them.
"Next time, you should think twice about what you're doing when handling something as dangerous as this!" Wakka snapped at him. The man apologized again. As he walked away, the group returned their gaze to the water. The large shadow that was growing under the surface did not go unseen.
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Author: I'm sorry it took me so long to get this out. And I know that this chap was shorter and not as good as the rest, but at least it's something, right? Sorry, I'm just trying to figure some stuff out for later and Writer's block and work and all that fun stuff. Plus I wanted to break this scene up a bit so I figured I would end it here. Next one will be longer though, I promise.
Disclaimer: I own neither Final Fantasy nor Shadow Hearts and you know who does.
Author's Note: Whee, there are people who are still reading this! I'm glad. I was worried that it would've been forgotten since I took so long to update last time (which I apologize again for). So yeah, enjoy!
I am sooo sorry that it took me so long to update. Well, it really wasn't me, I had this craptacular chap written a while ago, but for some reason ff wouldn't let me upload. I didn't give up on this, it was just a technical thing. Gomen -!
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Chapter 7
Everyone held their breath as Yuri marched right over to Auron, who seemed unfazed.
"You have a lot of explaining to do and I would really like you to start now!" Yuri demanded. Auron's face didn't change as he turned to Yuna.
"The monster is destroyed, we must continue on," he said simply as he began to head down the road.
"Don't you turn your back on me!" Yuri yelled as he hurried over and blocked Auron's way. "Now I want answers! You've never seen me fuse before! How could you know about it? And how did you know about the abilities that my monster had? Talk!" Auron sighed.
"Clearly you are not going to let this go. But I am afraid that if I told you now before you fully understand the ways of this time, it could jeopardize everything." Yuri couldn't believe what he was hearing.
"Jeopardize everything? What exactly is it that you're planning? I'm sure everyone else here would like to be filled in as well! You don't just travel back in time and pluck someone out of their world without so much as an explanation!" The group hadn't seen the normally carefree Yuri so angry and serious before. Yet they were curious about Auron's response.
"I'm sorry," was all Auron said. "But I promised that I would not tell you until you got stronger."
"You promised? Promised who?" Yet Auron remained silent as he stepped around Yuri and continued on his way. Yuri balled his hands into fists as his whole body shook with anger.
"I don't believe this," he hissed under his breath. The others were hesitant for a moment before silently following. Lulu stayed behind and placed a hand lightly on Yuri's shoulder.
"I know this isn't what you want to hear right now, but I'm pretty sure Sir Auron has his reasons. If we continue on and you become stronger, he will tell you everything he knows. If there is one thing that Sir Auron is not, it's a liar." Yuri was still royally pissed at the lack of information that Auron had given him, but Lulu's words comforted him in a way. He let his hands drop to his sides.
"I guess you're right. He's such a stubborn, old man that yelling at him isn't going to do any good, is it?" Lulu gave him a small smile.
"That's right. Come on, let's catch up." She gave his shoulder a slight squeeze before following the others, with Yuri right behind her.
The group trudged on through the night in silence. The tension between Auron and Yuri was still there and no one wanted to provoke an outburst by suggesting that they stop to rest or eat. As the first rays of the sun crept over the Highroad, the group was glad to see that they had come to the end of it.
"What's going on? There are so many people here," Yuna said as she looked around at the many figures bustling around the gate.
"They're crusaders," Wakka told her. "See? There's Gatta and Luzzu. Why they're here, though, I'm not sure."
"Isn't that the Summoner we ran into before? The one who gave us such a hard time at Kilika temple?" Tidus asked as he referred to a scantily clad woman with dark skin and hair. She seemed to be in a heated discussion with one of the crusaders at the gate while her large, muscle-bound Guardian stood dumbly at her side.
"Oh yeah, Dona," Wakka remarked.
"Let's just ignore her," Yuri whispered as Dona stormed by them angrily.
"I wonder what that was all about?" Yuna thought out loud as she headed over to the gate that lead to Mushroom Rock Road.
"Please open the gate, we have a Pilgrimage to continue," Auron demanded as he joined Yuna.
"I'm sorry, but only Crusaders may pass through here until our mission is over. Until that time, you may not go through."
"How dare you stop a Summoner's Pilgrimage!" an angry Wakka almost yelled at the man.
"I'm sorry sir, but orders are orders," was his only reply.
"Why you-" Wakka began, but he was interrupted as Yuna touched his arm.
"It's okay Wakka, we can wait or try another way," she said as she and Auron headed back to where Lulu, Yuri, Kimahri, and Tidus were waiting. Wakka gave the man one last glare before heading over as well.
"So what's the story? Can we get through?" Tidus asked. Yuna shook her head.
"They're not letting us through until they finish whatever it is that they're doing over there," Auron informed them.
"So that means we need to find an alternate route. We can't afford to just stand around and wait," Lulu said. The others nodded and began to back track down the Highroad. It wasn't long before they ran into three figures standing in the middle of it, talking.
"Hey, it's Mister Seymour," Yuri said as the three figures came into view.
"Maester Seymour," Lulu corrected.
"Yeah, that's what I said." Seymour saw them approach and a small smile appeared on his face when he saw Yuna. This small sign didn't go unnoticed by Tidus.
"Lady Yuna, what a pleasure it is to see you again," he remarked coolly as he lifted her hand to his lips. Tidus glared at the blue-haired man and was about to say something when Yuri elbowed him in the ribs. Yuna smiled politely.
"Maester Seymour, what brings you to the Mi'hen Highroad?" Wakka asked.
"I was just on my way to give a speech to the Crusaders on Mushroom Rock Road," he replied.
"What is it exactly that they're doing over there?" Lulu asked him. Seymour turned to face her.
"That, my dear, is top secret," he said with a sly grin on his face. Yuri didn't like that one bit. But before anyone could say anything, Yuna spoke up.
"Maester Seymour, I have a favour to ask."
"Anything, Lady Yuna."
"We need to get through to Mushroom Rock Road in order to continue my Pilgrimage. Is there any possibility that you could help us get through? They're only letting Crusaders through right now," she asked.
"Why, I'd be delighted," Seymour said as he began to walk down the path that the group had just come from, the other two Guados right behind him.
"Wow, good thinking Yuna. There's no way that they can say no to a Maester," Wakka praised her. Auron nodded.
"Let's go then," he said. The group followed Seymour, who had no trouble whatsoever getting them through the gate. They followed him down Mushroom Rock Road and up some sort of movable platform until they reached a ridge that looked out over the water, dispatching any fiends that crossed their paths. Yuri was curious about why the Maester never lifted a finger during these encounters, but rather let his servants do all the work. He quickly dismissed this though, thinking that a Maester wouldn't trouble himself over such weak monsters.
The Crusaders had set up some sort of makeshift camp along the ridge, where they were joined by a large group of Al Bhed people.
"Wha- What are the Al Bhed doing here?!" Wakka asked angrily. He looked around, eyeing all the people and the machina that littered the grounds. His eyes stopped as he saw everyone gathered around Maester Seymour, who seemed to be giving the speech he told them about. Yuna, Auron, and Kimahri headed over to listen.
"Alright, I give, why does he hate Al Bhed so much?" Tidus asked.
"He already told us about how they betray the teachings or some shit, but he reacts to it almost personally," Yuri added. Lulu hung her head.
"Chappu . . . was a member of the crusaders. He died in battle," she said softly. Yuri and Tidus weren't sure how to reply to this exactly. Wakka had never said much about his brother. "That sword you use," she continued, motioning to Tidus. "Wakka had given it to Chappu to take with him. Yet he left it in Besaid and fought with a machina weapon instead."
"It has nothing to do with that!" Wakka yelled angrily. It seemed he had overheard them.
"Then what?" Tidus asked.
"For the longest time all Chappu could talk about was winning a tournament for Besaid. He said that once he did he was gonna marry Lulu!" Yuri's eyes widened as he looked over at her. She hung her head and had her back turned to them. They had been in love? "And then all of a sudden he decides to quit blitzball and join the Crusaders!" Wakka finished.
"I'm afraid that was my fault," came a voice from behind them. They turned to see the Crusader Luzzu. Wakka turned on him. "I'm the one who encouraged your brother to join," Luzzu admitted. There was a sudden silence in the air, all eyes on Wakka, afraid of how he may react. For a moment, Wakka seemed frozen to the spot. Then all of a sudden his fist came flying at Luzzu's face. Yuri reacted immediately, holding Wakka back. By this time, Auron, Yuna, and Kimahri saw the commotion and hurried over.
"I'm sorry Wakka, but Chappu really didn't need that much encouragement. He said that it was great to get to be with your girl, but keeping Sin away from her was more important." No one said a word. Luzzu hung his head. "I'm sorry, I must get ready." He began to walk away.
"Wait." Wakka called after him. Luzzu turned. "Why didn't you say something before?"
"He already told me, before we left Besaid," Lulu informed him. Wakka turned to her, a surprised look on his face. Luzzu chuckled.
"She hit me to." Yuri smiled at that remark. That sounded like the Lulu he had gotten to know. Wakka just sighed.
"Luzzu, please don't go!" Yuna suddenly spoke up.
"I must."
"What exactly is it that you guys are planning to do?" Tidus asked.
"They have collected Sinspawn from all over Spira and gathered them here, hoping to draw Sin to them. Once they've lured it here they plan to blast it with machina," Auron explained. Luzzu nodded. A sad look washed over Yuna's face as she reluctantly stepped aside.
"Be sure to come back safe!" Wakka called to Luzzu's retreating back.
"Why? So you can hit me some more?"
"Lots more!" Luzzu smiled as he walked away.
"Why did you let him go, Yuna?" Tidus asked her. "I thought using machina wasn't the right way to defeat Sin."
"Yeah, Wakka said it's against the teachings," Yuri added.
"I know, but . . . I guess it's because I'm not really against this idea. No matter what method is used, they want to defeat Sin just as much as we do. They don't want to protect Spira any less. I think . . . I need to let him do what he needs to do." She replied.
"Wait, so if the operation uses both machina and Al Bhed, then why is Maester Seymour here?" Wakka asked. "Why would a Maester support this?"
"Maester Kinoc is here to," Auron informed them. "Yuna and I spoke to both of them before your little fight with Luzzu."
"That's how we found out what this is," said Yuna.
"It's called Operation Mi'ihen. They think that because Sin always returns to its spawns, if they gather them here Sin will be lured into a trap. Sin would have come anyway," Auron explained, looking directly at Tidus during that last comment. Tidus shifted uncomfortably.
"Maester Kinoc is also one of the four Maesters of Yevon," Lulu told Yuri, noting the puzzled look on his face.
"This place gets more confusing every minute," he grumbled.
"Tell me about it," Tidus agreed. "First Machina is bad, then it's okay. Maesters are totally loyal to Yevon, yet they say it's okay to use machina anyway." Yuna smiled at the two.
"Let's go," Auron said as he headed over to the edge of the ridge. The rest followed and looked down. There was an army of Crusaders waiting at the shoreline, most of them riding Chocobos. Along the edge of the ridge were many cannons, all pointing towards the sea. Yuri looked over at all the large cages that the Crusaders were assembling just in time to see a large Sinspawn burst out of one.
"Look out!" he yelled as everyone turned in time to see the Sinspawn advancing on them.
The monster was huge and snake-like with two large, armored arms ready to cover it's exposed belly. It's head swerved from side to side, and a sizzling, venomous substance dripped from its jaws.
"We have to take it out!" Auron called to the group. Battle ready in seconds, the six guardians and their Summoner approached the enraged beast. Tidus immediately lunged for the Sinspawn's soft belly with his sword, but the fiend was faster than it appeared. Its arms covered itself right away. The armor was no match for Tidus' sword and he was merely bounced back.
"If we have any chance of defeating it, we have to take out its arms first!" Wakka called to him.
"Kimahri, you and I will go after its arms since our weapons are more effective against this type of thing," Auron instructed. "Tidus, you and Yuri wait to attack its stomach." Kimahri nodded at him, but before he got a chance to react, he was hit with a full spray of venom from the creatures' head. He was instantly knocked out and Yuna ran to his side to heal him.
Lulu had been watching the creature's head carefully. It had begun to move suspiciously right before it hit Kimahri. She noticed that it was still for now.
"Wakka, did you notice its head?" she called to him.
"You mean the way it moved?"
"It's too high up for the others to hit, but I think we can distract it before it hits anyone else with its venom!" Wakka nodded at her before aiming his blitzball at the fiend's head. Lulu cast her black magic spells, and sure enough the head stopped moving for a period of time.
As soon as Kimahri was back in action he began to help Auron take out its arms. With their combined strength it didn't take them long. Tidus and Yuri now went for the creatures exposed stomach, sword and claws tearing into it. Auron and Kimahri took a few swings as well, with Wakka and Lulu keeping it's head occupied.
Their team effort was enough to bring the fiend down quickly and it soon disappeared into a cloud of pyreflies.
"We did it!" Yuna said happily. One of the Crusaders ran over to them.
"I'm so sorry! The cage wasn't strong enough to hold it. Thank you so much for taking care of it!" he said to them.
"Next time, you should think twice about what you're doing when handling something as dangerous as this!" Wakka snapped at him. The man apologized again. As he walked away, the group returned their gaze to the water. The large shadow that was growing under the surface did not go unseen.
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Author: I'm sorry it took me so long to get this out. And I know that this chap was shorter and not as good as the rest, but at least it's something, right? Sorry, I'm just trying to figure some stuff out for later and Writer's block and work and all that fun stuff. Plus I wanted to break this scene up a bit so I figured I would end it here. Next one will be longer though, I promise.